People forget that the reason Taiwan's shifted to its current stance has been that the DPP has risen to power on the backs of rampant KMT corruption, not that Taiwanese people are in support of DPP foreign policy. Even so, the past election demonstrated that the majority of Taiwanese really don't want a DPP government... Unfortunately Lai is still head of state under the FPTP system, so here we are.

Both the KMT and TPP (which together received a majority of votes and would've won the election if not for the coalition negotiations failing to back a combined presidential ticket) support a more moderate stance with China.

In fact, today it's the DPP that's come under fire because of corruption. Recent bills that have passed through the Yuan have seen DPP members stealing bills before reading to avoid anti-corruption language from coming into effect and brawling other parties' legislators because of opposition. It's actually quite funny if you ever get the chance to watch proceedings.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just an FYI, it’s best practice to actually type out the words the first time, then initialize them afterwards. If you never type them out, many people will have no idea what you’re talking about.

It just reads like every military dudebro’s deployment story.
“Ah yeah we had to FTP the RBO to the HEP, but before we could do that the ASO had to POI the BBU. And of course, that means we had to help the ASO set up their LKI before they could start the POI. All while EMGs were bearing down on us with their TGT-30’s. But once we got the LKI set up and the ASO was able to POI, the BBU went pretty quickly. So we got the RBO FTP’ed to the HEP in record time, and were back at the FOB by EOD.

[+] nekandro@lemmy.ml -15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's an article about Taiwan. If you don't know the main politician players in Taiwan, maybe you shouldn't be here?

[–] squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Very helpful. thank you.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Libs, always asking others to make their lives easier. If you care enough about Taiwan to argue about it online, but you don't care enough to look up their parties and their institutions at even a cursory level, then maybe you can understand why the the left is constantly trying to throw you out of discourse spaces. You're lazy, entitled, ignorant, confident, and self-righteous. It's a disgusting combination.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Edit and here you are, casually excluding the admittedly and respectfully ignorant, while they try to become better informed.

Is this how you think you bring people to your position? Or educate them?

Edit this is a global discussion platform. Someone is allowed to say "I don't know what that is". You don't have to hold their hand, you could for example say "those are political factions in Taiwan," and that's that, but criticizing someone for saying they don't understand is gatekeeping, shitty behavior. Assuming their political alignment (and then denigrating them for that assumed alignment), all based on their seemingly good natured request for clarification is additionally shitty.

Edit edit it is also a journalistic and academic standard to write out acronyms the first time they are used, this isn't an opinion thing, a political alignment thing or any else.